Many Helpful Articles!

If you plan to release software written in Liberty BASIC, there are many things to consider. Does the software perform properly? What are the minimum system requirements? Does it include a helpfile or user's guide? What type of license should be included? What about marketing and distribution? How should you collect registration fees if the software is released as shareware? Are you prepared to support your software?

All of these concerns have been addressed in articles published in the Liberty BASIC Newsletter! Be sure to download the zipped archives of these issues to get all of the auxiliary files.

• [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lbnews/]
• [http://babek.info/libertybasicfiles/lbnews/#zips]

Start Here!

The following two articles cover everything you need to know about releasing professional software. Read them first.

• The Road to Release, by Brad Moore. Issue #99.
• Shareware Marketing, by Eldron Gill. Issue #100.

Download the issues and read these great articles!

Individual topics of interest to those who plan to release software to the public are contained in the issues listed here. Download the zipped versions to get all of the necessary files. You'll learn how to set up a website, create and use helpfiles, utilize an installer, save initialization information to disk, and much more.

• Making a Liberty BASIC Website, by Alyce Watson. Issue #52.
• Helpfile Creation and Use. Issue #75
• Software Archives, by Brandon Watts. Issue #84.
• Registration Demo, by Gary Capps. Issue #85.
• Safe Registry and INI File Alternative, by Alyce Watson. Issue #102.
• Tip of the Day Demos by several members. Issue #103.
• Effective GUI Design, by David Drake. Issue #103.
• Liberty Basic Simple Help, by Tom Nally. Issue #103.
• A User's Review of The Wrap,by David Drake. Issue #105.
• Help (... is on the way!), by Jerry Muelver. Issue #105.
• Creating Compiled HTML Help, by Alyce Watson. Issue #108.
• Installers for Liberty BASIC - User Reviews. Issue #111.
• Rich Text Format Help, by Jim Brossman. Issue #115.
• A Few Thoughts On Cross-Platform Help, by Tom Nally. Issue #115.
• Tips For the Hobbyist Programmer, by Tom Nally. Issue #116.
• Liberty Basic Simple Help Version 2, by Tom Nally. Issue #120.
• Bitmap Help - A Simple Help Engine, by Tom Nally. Issue #125.
• Setting-up a Web Presence, by Brad Moore. Issue #126.
• Advanced HTML Help Workshop Use: Adding Context Sensitive Help to Your LB Programs, by Dennis McKinney. Issue #131
• Program Security, Another Method, by Jim Brossman. Issue #133.
• IExpress Installer, by Welopez. Issue #134.
• Automatic Update Checking System, by Noble Bell. Issue #136.

Association of Shareware Professionals

According to their website, The Association of Shareware Professionals is "The World's #1 Trade Organization for Independent Software Developers and Vendors"

• [http://www.asp-shareware.org/]

Here is a description of their mission, from the website:

The ASP has many free resources, including articles, tips, downloadable software and newsgroups. There are also more resources available to members of the organization.

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